Chris Brogan

President · Human Business Works

NY Times Best Selling Author, Social Media expert/blogger, & named one of the top 10 most influential social media experts by Forbes.

Social Media Cultivating Visibility Google+ for Business Measure What Matters Most Customer Acquisition

Owen Matthews

General Partner · Wesley Clover International

Owen Matthews is a General Partner at Wesley Clover International, responsible for managing their technology portfolio

Danny Klein

Senior Manager, Business Innovation and Incubation · Verizon

Danny Klein is an expert in business innovation, bringing to life new opportunities to create value and drive profitable growth.

Business Strategy Mergers & Acquisitions Venture Capital Financial Modeling Due Diligence

Aydogan Ozcan

HHMI Professor · Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Chancellor's Professor at UCLA & HHMI Professor

Microscopy Start-Ups Patents Telemedicine Mobile Health

Sam Angus

Partner, Corporate Group · Fenwick & West LLP

Entrepreneurship and venture financing for start-ups have been long-standing specialties for this lawyer and conference panel moderator

Start-Up/Venture-Backed Companies Equity and Debt Financings Mergers and Acquisitions Securities Matters Intellectual Property Licensing

Scott Rader

Associate Professor · Western Carolina University

Charles “Scott” Rader has entrepreneurial work experience in the areas of information technology product development and management.

Literary Deconstruction in Consumption Meanings Ethnographic Exploration of Experiential Consumption Postmodern Consumer Culture Postmodern Consumption Social Media Marketing

Simon Morris

Corporate Advisory Board · InventionShare

High technology business leader with extensive global experience commercializing technology

Branding Strategies Business Strategy Commercializing Technology

Raheem Beyah

VP Interdisciplinary Research, professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering · Georgia Tech - COE

Raheem Beyah is an expert in the intersection of the networking and security fields.

Energy Grid Security Network Security Cyber-physical systems security Privacy Network Monitoring and Performance

Norman Lewis

Crowdsourced innovation advisor · PwC

Experienced inspirational speaker on social media behaviours and enterprise innovation

Open Innovation Crowdsourced Innovation R&d and Innovation Future of Work Mobility

Lance Laking

Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Advisory Services · MaRS Cleantech

Entrepreneur, Advisor, Angel Investor, Board Director in technology-based businesses

Douglas Schmidt

Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Computer Science · Vanderbilt University

Expert in mobile cloud computing, cyber-physical systems, information technology and data privacy.

Computer Science Risk and Reliability Big Data Digital Learning Cyber-Physical Systems

Jay Samit

CEO · SocialVibe

Top Industry expert on how Brands can leverage Social Media

Social Media Roi Engaging the Consumer Secrets of Successful Brands in Social Media

Paul Wallbank

Digital Storyteller · Netsmarts

Speaker on the future of business in a world of cloud computing & social media

Trend Spotting The Internet New Economy

Mark Newhall

Managing Director · IdealWave Solutions

Mark is a connector, investor, recruiter, and advisor to business leaders who helps entrepreneurs accelerate the growth of their businesses.

Digital Media Industries Business Investment Emerging Technologies Entrepreneurship Mobile Industries